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show baby pictures to the President of the United States. In fact, she did. There is a vast difference between the Lucille Ball who shows up on the Nation’s TV screens as “Lucy Ricardo” every Monday night, and the Lucille Ball Arnaz who in real life is one of the greatest mother hens of contempo¬ rary history. And yet Mrs. Ricardo certainly has changed Mrs. Arnaz. Lucille, just three and a half years ago, was a girl with a rather amazing head of orange hair, a bom comedi¬ enne stumbling unknowingly toward the apex of her career, and a first¬ time mother who had her long-wanted child rather late in life and wasn’t quite sure what it was all about. Now her hair is more of a natural, soft gold. “I don’t want the children to think their mother is brassy,” she confides. From A TV Plot, A Life Plan Further, the show has given both Lucy and Desi a new sense of humor concerning themselves. Their mar¬ riage, once perilously close to failure, has flourished because, confronted week after week by a script detailing one ridiculous marriage problem after another, they have learned to laugh things off. Lucy Ricardo has indeed taught Lucille Ball how to be Lucille Arnaz, a good housewife and mother. This is surprising when one con¬ siders just how different Lucy Ricardo and Lucy Arnaz really are. Lucy Ricardo is something of a brainless little Miss Fix-It. Lucy Ar¬ naz is hardly brainless, and can fix anything. She recently gave a surprise party for Vivian (Ethel Mertz) Vance, built around a tremendous scrapbook called “This Is Your Life, Vivian Ro¬ berta Jones” (her real name). Dozens of people and three full months were involved in the planning, yet Vivian never got an inkling of it. Lucy Ricardo is probably one of the world’s worst housekeepers. Lucy Ar¬ naz is one of the best. She runs their Lucy and Desi: fun in Palm Springs. San Fernando Valley ranch home with a firm hand, even getting up at 6 A.M. every morning to give the two chil¬ dren their breakfasts. Most people in her position would let a platoon of nursemaids take care of such chores. She keeps a sharp eye on the larder, does most of the ordering and writes reminders to herself on a virtual 24- hour basis. Besides a huge bulletin board in the kitchen, she has these notes stuck on everything. Lucy Ricardo will take a bow at the drop of a laugh line. Lucy Arnaz is still overcome by the fantastic success of 1 Love Lucy. When she accepted an award not long ago from the Los Angeles Press Club, the club president introduced her with a flowery speech indicating the audience was about to enjoy one of the great acts of all time. Lucy accepted the award and said, “Thank you. Without my writers, I’m dead.” She stared out at the audience for a minute, then said, “I’m dead,” and abruptly sat down. Lucy Ricardo is incapable of tak¬ ing care of anyone, including herself. Lucy Arnaz, the mother hen, takes care of everyone. On their recent 6